| The eccentricity is such that stars linger at the orbital apocenter, creating a concentration of stars. |
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| The pixel field-of-view corresponds to a spatial resolution of 70 km viewed from the apocenter. |
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| This measurement sequence is repeated every two hours when the spacecraft is orbiting at apocenter. |
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| These plumes apparently spout when Europa is nearly at its apocenter, or farthest point from Jupiter, and are not seen when Europa is almost at its pericenter, or closest point to Jupiter. |
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| The situation of Venus Express, with an apocenter at 65,000 km above the South pole give a global view on the complex dynamical phenomena of this area. |
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| These images complement the observations of the Venus Express spacecraft, which cannot continuously monitor the northern hemisphere of the planet due to its elliptical orbit with apocenter above the south pole. |
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| What may be happening is that the stars are moving quite slowly because they are at the apocenter, the farthest point in their orbit about the hub of our Milky Way. |
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